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Election in doubt in flood-hit Chin State
The upcoming election may be up to three months late in landslide-ravaged Chin State. While the official nationwide poll is just 66 days away, the Union Election Commission said it is mulling a request to delay voting in Chin State due to lingering effect of the floods. Keep ...
Hanoi celebrates 70th anniversary of National Day
A series of photos show how the capital city and its people mark the country’s historic day on 2 September 2015. Keep reading ...
China pledges to advance ties with Laos
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Lao President Choummaly Sayasone in Beijing on 1 September, pledging to advance ties with Laos. Choummaly is in Beijing to attend activities to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression ...
Vietnamese, Venezuelan leaders decide to deepen trade relations
State President Truong Tan Sang reiterated Vietnam’s desire to deepen ties with Venezuela to benefit both countries during talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros in Hanoi on 31 August. Vietnam backed Venezuela’s constitutional government led by President Moros, said the host, adding that he believed ...
France to lend maps to Cambodia amid dispute over Vietnam border
Former colonial ruler France has agreed to lend a set of maps to Cambodia following a request from Prime Minister Hun Sen and amid a dispute over the demarcation of the Southeast Asian nation’s border with neighboring Vietnam, officials said on 1 September. France will hand ...
Encroachment real: Rainsy
Contrary to government assurances, Cambodia has indeed lost land to Vietnam, opposition leader Sam Rainsy told supporters in Australia, firing yet another shot in the ongoing dispute over the demarcation of the eastern frontier. Speaking in Sydney as part of a fundraising tour, the Cambodia National ...
Cut-price overland trips Myanmar to Thailand grow in popularity
Growing numbers of Myanmar holidaymakers, including pilgrims to religious sites in Thailand, are finding that travelling cross-border by car is only half the price of going by air, travel agents are saying. The travellers are taking advantage of a border pass system that allows them to ...
Election commission rejects Muslim candidates en masse
Nineteen election candidates in northern Rakhine State have been barred from running by the district sub-election commission, which called into question their residency status and the citizenship of their parents. Applications were submitted by 378 potential candidates representing a range of political parties across five districts ...
MPs approve loans worth billions in 2015
Parliament approved more than US$2.7 billion in foreign loans during its 12th session, Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann said on 28 August, as the session was brought to a close after seven months. Keep reading ...
China-Laos ties at historical high: Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Lao President Choummaly Sayasone on 31 August, saying China’s relations with the Southeast Asian country are at an all-time high. Choummaly is in Beijing to attend activities to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s ...
